The Punisher 2099 comic book series featured Jake Gallows (the Punisher) in the year 2099 in an alternate Marvel Universe. Gallows was a member of the Public Eye Police Force and Church of Thor. His mother, brother, and sister-in-law when were murdered on the orders of Kron Stone, psychotic son of powerful businessman Tyler Stone. After recovering from injuries, Jake finds the original Punisher's war journal. The last page bore the challenge: "You who find this, I charge you to carry on my work." Soon after, he became the new Punisher.